Just a reminder that Public Law 46 (formerly known as House Bill 1184 goes
into effect today).
For our new members who weren't around for last Spring's legislative session,
the following is a summary of PL 46. Additional details, full text, etc. are
available at
http://www.rootsweb.com/~inpcrp/2000Legislation.html
Cemeteries and burial grounds.
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Provides that the department of natural resources (DNR) alone or with the
assistance of certain entities MAY survey and register all cemeteries and
burial grounds in Indiana in a registry that the DNR establishes and
maintains.
Allows the DNR to accept donations and establish a trust fund for the cemetery
survey.
Requires a person who wishes to disturb the ground within 100 feet of a
recorded cemetery or burial ground for erecting, altering, or repairing a
structure to submit a development plan to the DNR for approval according to
standards established by rule.
Provides a separate approval procedure for plans of governmental entities.
Requires a person who records any interest in property where a burial ground
or cemetery is known to be located to also record a survey showing the
approximate location of all human remains.
Requires a person who wishes to transfer property containing a burial ground
or cemetery to deliver a disclosure document to the transferee and establishes
the form of the disclosure document which the transferor must record.
Allows a person having a right of interment, entombment, or inurnment in a
family burial plot to transfer that right through sale or another method.
Provides that it is a misdemeanor to disturb, deface, or damage a burial
ground (previous law applied only to "cemeteries").
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Clark County Cemetery Preservation Committee --
Next meeting: Saturday, July 1, 2000 at Henryville Library
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/5881
Clark County GENWEB Project:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~inclark
Indiana Pioneer Cemeteries Restoration Project:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~inpcrp